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Redskins: Five takeaways from Washington’s season-ending shutout

By Ian Cummings

LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 30: Josh Johnson #8 of the Washington Redskins walks off the field after losing to the Philadelphia Eagles at FedExField on December 30, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 30: Josh Johnson #8 of the Washington Redskins walks off the field after losing to the Philadelphia Eagles at FedExField on December 30, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /
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ASHBURN, VA – JANUARY 8: Owner of the Washington Redskins, Daniel Snyder, leaves the stage after introducing Joe Gibbs as the new head coach of the Washington Redskins at a media conference on January 8, 2004 at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Virginia. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
ASHBURN, VA – JANUARY 8: Owner of the Washington Redskins, Daniel Snyder, leaves the stage after introducing Joe Gibbs as the new head coach of the Washington Redskins at a media conference on January 8, 2004 at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Virginia. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

No. 1 – Redskins coaching situation might not matter, with Snyder and Allen in charge

As explained in the last slide, calling for change of leadership at the Redskins head coach position is reasonable. But if we’re looking at all aspects of the situation, it doesn’t matter who the Redskins head coach is, as long as Dan Snyder and Bruce Allen are still in charge.

Last week, with the firing of Brian Lafemina, Allen and Snyder showed just how thick their shell of insecurity is. They refuse to accept their hand in the Redskins’ current state, and they refuse to divert from their failing philosophy.

The firing of Lafemina was met with a monstrous outcry of anger from fans on Twitter, who bombarded Washington’s official Twitter account with messages saying “#FireBruceAllen (they still are). They also sent waves of phone calls to Redskins Park by the dozen, voicing their pent-up frustration with the franchise. That outcry was at least noticed by Dan Snyder, who was reportedly stunned by the fan reaction, per Jake Russell of the Washington Post.

But Snyder showed his true colors again on game day. In response to the fans’ outrage, rather than making necessary changes, Snyder and Allen arranged to have Joe Gibbs attend the team’s final home game, as somewhat of a diversion tactic. Snyder and Allen both visited the bench before the game; It was fitting, to say the least, that they appeared before a 24-0 loss. Like the Mothman before a natural disaster.

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Snyder and Allen tried to enact damage control; they tried to save face. But it did not fix anything. Instead, it only showed that Snyder and Allen’s composite lack of awareness isn’t going away anytime soon. As long as they’re still here, they’ll keep making mistakes. And they’ll keep finding others to blame. It’s just how their operation works. No head coach can withstand the dysfunction that has appropriately taken residence in the nation’s capital. A parasitic infection that won’t leave, until the host is drained of sustenance.

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